Jose Abreu

I’m surprised there isn’t more complaining about the 7th inning sac bunt while down 2 runs against a struggling pitcher. Could have been a different outcome if that hadn’t been called.

Ricky Renteria has made me a bunting scold

Moncada

Buchholz has been an absolute gas can this season so we're either gonna score 12 runs or he's gonna bounce back with 7 shutout innings

I think he'll end the season with a K-rate between the 24% it was hovering around for awhile and the 34% it is in that sample. Maybe somewhere around 27-29%. If that ends up happening, his numbers will still look very good at the end of the year, all other things equal.

On this subject, I actually just wrote about this and why I believe his start is legit. Basically, his BABIP is about normalized relative to his contact profile and his xwOBA/wOBA ratio suggests that, if anything, he has been unlucky, so as long as he maintains his contact profile and his K rate doesn't jump astronomically, this is sustainable. https://soxon35th.com/2019/05/10/yoan-moncadas-luck-has-normalized-and-his-numbers-are-still-terrific/

And now it's back on the field!

Moncada's error got changed to a hit. I agree with that. Now change Tilson's to an error

Eh, it was a tough play with the slick infield. Sucks because he was having such a great day defensively prior.

Collins left the game defensively in the middle of an inning

No Yolbert?

Nothing really. I just want to maximize TA's PAs

I would take that, but I'd prefer Anderson Moncada Abreu Jimenez Whatever 5-9 Every single game, regardless of the handedness of the pitcher

I don't get the impression at all that he's referring to the Sox there. And if he were, I think he would've said top 5 instead of top 10.

Yonder Alonso

Moncada

I can see this. They're both really good but when they mesh, they do spend a little too much time talking about random fans for my liking. And I get it, it's hard to talk about other things when the team is losing 14-1, but they do it during good games/wins too. Sometimes I want to hear Stone's analysis about a relatively big moment but they're talking about someone dressed like a banana

Yeah I've been saying this to those expecting major regression. James McCann and his ~.450 BABIP will regress, for example, but Moncada's contact profile indicates that he can maintain an elite, .340-.350 BABIP like Judge/Trout/Baez do. .290/.345/.515, Moncada's current line, is probably not far off from where he'll end the year assuming he doesn't endure an extremely prolonged slump or hot streak.

Can neither confirm nor deny

Love it.

I just googled 'Ron883 Steverson' and it was the first link. I was trying to see if he was one of the "Fire Steverson" thread starters I just find it funny is all, it's not meant to critique you. It's cool to witness the birth of a new annual Ron thread

Definitely a great question.